Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs HTC Desire 820

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs HTC Desire 820 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Alpha runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Alpha the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 820 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Alpha offers 4.7 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Alpha the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Alpha offers 12 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Alpha offers 2.1 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Alpha offers 1860 mAh, making HTC Desire 820 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Alpha offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while HTC Desire 820 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Alpha the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire 820 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a rating of 3.6.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

₹19,999

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 820

₹25,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

65%

67%

Release Date

27 Sep, 2014

05 Nov, 2014

Performance


Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 615
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED	LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


2.1 MP	8 MP

Battery


1860 mAh	2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB

16 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5

(373 ratings)

4/5

(3,202 ratings)

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Nov 05, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

312 ppi

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.06 %

67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

132.4 mm

157.7 mm

Width

65.5 mm

78.7 mm

Thickness

6.7 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

115 grams

155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

1860 mAh

2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg

Head: 0.203 W/kg Body: 0.316 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer